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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware House District 37

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Harry E. Derrickson (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph Couchman (D) by 23.4 points.

Harry E. DerricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%4,104
38.3%2,545
6,649 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+23.41972R+32.91974R+24.41976R+16.61978R+38.61980D+17.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET